Written Answers Monday 30 November 2009

Scottish Executive

Access for People with Disabilities

Michael Matheson (Falkirk West) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to alter the qualification criteria for the Blue Badge scheme and whether it considers that local authorities should have discretion in the provision of such badges.

Stewart Stevenson: The Scottish Government is currently carrying out a review of the Blue Badge scheme in Scotland, in order to ensure that it is up to date and relevant to those who need to use it. We have established a working group with representation from local authorities, the Mobility and Access Committee for Scotland, NHS Scotland and the British Parking Association to take this work forward. As part of these discussions, we will consider whether the qualification criteria are still relevant.

  Local authorities already have discretion when making a decision on whether or not to award a Blue Badge. While badges are issued automatically to applicants in receipt of the higher rate of the mobility component of Disability Living Allowance or a War Pensioner’s Mobility Supplement, local authorities can also use separate legislative criteria to decide whether or not to award a badge to an individual with a mobility impairment who does not qualify for either of these benefits.

Bridges

Rob Gibson (Highlands and Islands) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive in which years since it became operational the Kessock Bridge has been resurfaced.

Stewart Stevenson: The Kessock Bridge has not been fully resurfaced since construction in 1982. In 2000, 960 square metres of surfacing was replaced due to deterioration at the north end of the bridge.

Bridges

Rob Gibson (Highlands and Islands) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what plans are in hand to resurface the Kessock Bridge.

Stewart Stevenson: A scheme to resurface the Kessock Bridge is currently being progressed, with a proposed start date for the works in the spring of 2011 at the earliest. However, the timing of the works is subject to the availability of funding and the outcome of local consultation.

Bridges

Rob Gibson (Highlands and Islands) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive in which years since it became operational the Cromarty Bridge has been resurfaced.

Stewart Stevenson: In 2000, two spans of the Cromarty Bridge were resurfaced. There are no records of any other resurfacing works being undertaken since it opened in 1979.

Bridges

Rob Gibson (Highlands and Islands) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what plans are in hand to resurface the Cromarty Bridge.

Stewart Stevenson: Design work is progressing on a scheme for a major refurbishment of the Cromarty Bridge. The scheme is likely to include extensive repairs to structural defects, upgrading of concrete surfaces, renewing the bridge deck waterproofing system, complete resurfacing of the bridge, replacing the bridge deck expansion joints and replacing the bridge parapets.

  The programme for this essential work has still to be determined but it is anticipated that a three month investigative trial contract over a representative section of the bridge will be undertaken in 2010. This will assist in determining the scope of the works. The start date of this contract has yet to be determined and will be subject to the availability of funding and the outcome of local consultation.

Bridges

Rob Gibson (Highlands and Islands) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what plans are in hand for major bridges on the Highland trunk road network, other than the Kessock Bridge and Cromarty Bridge, to be resurfaced.

Stewart Stevenson: It is anticipated that resurfacing will be necessary on the Connel Ferry Bridge over the next few years. Further investigation will be carried out before developing initial design proposals.

Children and Young People

Rhona Brankin (Midlothian) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will develop and implement a communication plan for children and young people.

John Swinney: The Scottish Government seeks to engage children and young people on a wide range of policy issues and developments, such as domestic abuse, looked-after children, kinship and foster care and children’s rights. As part of this process, appropriate and specific documentation is produced targeted at children and young people. We have no plans to develop a generic communications plan for children and young people; instead we will continue to work closely with organisations such as Young Scot to seek and embed the views of young people in all appropriate aspects of policy.

Concessionary Travel

Johann Lamont (Glasgow Pollok) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what the estimated cost is of extending the concessionary fares scheme to people on the lower rate of mobility benefit.

Stewart Stevenson: The review of the Scotland-wide free bus travel scheme for older and disabled people estimated the cost of extending the scheme to include people in receipt of the lower rate of disability living allowance at around £12 million.

Crime

Gavin Brown (Lothians) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive how many people convicted of handling an offensive weapon in the Lothian and Borders police force area were aged (a) under 16, (b) 16 to 21, (c) 22 to 30 and (d) over 30 at the time of the offence in each of the last 10 years.

Fergus Ewing: The available information is given in the following table.

  Persons With a Charge Proved in the Lothian and Borders Police Force Area, for Handling Offensive Weapons1, 3 by Age, 1998-99 to 2007-08

  

Age2
1998-99
1999-2000
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08


Under 16
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0


16-21
107
84
113
133
162
102
113
126
154
115


22-30
92
61
67
72
85
91
125
98
148
132


Over 30
61
54
54
64
73
96
104
91
109
107


Total
260
199
234
270
320
290
342
315
411
354



  Notes:

  1. Main offence.

  2. Age at time of the offence is not available; age is at date of sentence.

  3. Handling an offensive weapon covers the crime categories: possession of an offensive weapon, restriction of an offensive weapon and having in a public place an article with a blade or point.

Disclosure Scotland

Robert Brown (Glasgow) (LD): To ask the Scottish Executive how many individuals have disputed information from a criminal record check carried out by Disclosure Scotland since 2002, broken down by whether the dispute was based on (a) identity, (b) accuracy or (c) irrelevancy.

Adam Ingram: Between 28 April 2002 and 31 October 2009, Disclosure Scotland has issued 4,285,762 disclosure certificates. There have been 1,824 disputes about the content of certificates during that period, and 1,054 disputes have been upheld. In all cases where a dispute is upheld, a new certificate is issued.

  The following table sets out on a yearly basis: the number of certificates issued, the number and type of disputes and whether or not they were upheld.

  

Year
Certificates Issued
Identity Disputes
Identity Upheld
Accuracy Disputes
Accuracy Upheld
Irrelevancy Disputes
Irrelevancy Upheld
Disputes Total
Disputes Upheld


2002#
87,456
9
9
27
21
23
10
59
40


2003
286,566
22
16
74
56
68
19
164
91


2004
450,423
39
33
60
30
74
49
173
112


2005
469,735
31
22
77
52
99
46
207
120


2006
609,933
44
32
139
101
129
60
312
193


2007
750,938
33
23
143
90
117
41
293
154


2008
824,324
49
37
145
96
98
37
292
170


2009*
806,387
62
48
147
86
115
40
324
174


Total
4,285,762
289
220
812
532
723
302
1,824
1,054



  Notes:

  #From 28 April 2002.

  *To 31 October 2009.

Drug and Alcohol Misuse

Mary Scanlon (Highlands and Islands) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive how many people are on waiting lists for treatment of (a) drug and (b) alcohol addiction in each NHS board area.

Fergus Ewing: Information is available from the drug treatment waiting times framework on the number of clients waiting to be offered an appointment date for drug treatment at a specialised drugs service. Information on drug treatment waiting times is collected by alcohol and drug action teams (ADATs) and submitted quarterly to ISD. The most up to date published data is for the quarter 1 April 2009 to 30 June 2009.

  The following table provides information on the number of clients waiting to be offered an appointment date for their first treatment by NHS health board of treatment.

  Clients Waiting to be Offered a Treatment Date for First Intervention by NHS Health Board of Treatment as at 30 June 2009

  

NHS Health Board Of Treatment
Number Waiting


Ayrshire and Arran
27


Borders
15


Dumfries and Galloway
12


Fife
8


Forth Valley
60


Grampian
31


Greater Glasgow and Clyde
52


Highland
30


Lanarkshire
11


Lothian
179


Orkney
0


Shetland
*


Tayside
28


Western Isles
*


Scotland Total 
458



  Source: Drug Treatment Waiting Times Information Framework.

  Notes:

  *Indicates values that have been suppressed due to potential risk of disclosure.

  Interventions include structured preparatory intervention, prescribed drug treatment, community based support and rehabilitation and residential rehabilitation and detoxification.

  The Scotland figure is an aggregate of the information provided from ADATs. It should be noted that the number of services submitting data varies significantly from area to area across the data collection period.

  The quality and completeness of drug treatment data varies between health boards and caution is recommended when interpreting these figures.

  Information is not held centrally on the number of people currently on waiting lists for treatment of alcohol addiction. The Scottish Alcohol Needs Assessment report, published by the Scottish Association of Alcohol and Drug Action Teams in August 2009, estimated that approximately 17,000 people accessed alcohol treatment services in 2006-07. The average waiting time for treatment access was 3.5 weeks (3.3 and 3.8 weeks for community and residential agencies respectively). Information on the number of people accessing treatment and waiting times is not available at individual health board level.

Education

Claire Baker (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how many students have undertaken teacher training courses since 2000, broken down by (a) institution and (b) year of study.

Keith Brown: The following table shows how many students entered four year Bachelor of Education (BEd) and one year full-time and two year part-time Professional Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) courses, by institution in each year since 2004-05.

  BEd and PGDE Intakes

  

University
Academic Year


2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09


Aberdeen 
441
551
555
479
553


Dundee 
237
311
344
273
321


Edinburgh 
698
889
878
811
768


Glasgow 
636
785
796
712
751


Stirling
-
-
-
-
34


Strathclyde
1,040
1,381
1,411
1,179
1,204


West of Scotland 
262
334
350
317
330


Total
3,314
4,251
4,334
3,771
3,961



  Notes:

  1. Information available shows intake numbers to BEd and PGDE course.

  2. BEd primary courses not offered at Stirling University prior to 2008-09.

  3. Open University offer a PGDE maths (five to 10 places have been available). No returns have been received confirming numbers each year on the course.

Education

Rhoda Grant (Highlands and Islands) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that parents can have confidence in the new system replacing assessment levels A to F in the 5 to 14 curriculum.

Fiona Hyslop: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-28939 on 26 November 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx .

Education

Rhoda Grant (Highlands and Islands) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the role of formative assessment in primary schools and in informing and reassuring parents regarding their children’s development and progress.

Fiona Hyslop: I refer the member to the strategic vision for assessment published on 24 September:

  http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/curriculumforexcellence/assessmentandachievement/index.asp.

  More detailed guidance for practitioners will be provided in the assessment framework, to be published early in the New Year.

Education

Bill Butler (Glasgow Anniesland) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-28045 by Keith Brown on 4 November 2009, when it expects Learning and Teaching Scotland to report in relation to the implementation of the financial education delivery plan.

Keith Brown: Learning and Teaching Scotland will report on its progress with implementation of the financial education delivery plan in February 2010.

Energy

John Lamont (Roxburgh and Berwickshire) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has made to Ofgem in relation to the fifth Distribution Price Control Review.

Jim Mather: Scottish ministers have regular, robust and positive engagement with Ofgem on a range of specific developments, projects and plans to upgrade and reinforce Scotland’s electricity grid network and strengthen our interconnections with other parts of the UK and beyond.

  This includes representations in relation to the fifth Distribution Price Control Review process, which Ofgem use to strategically prioritise investment into the UK’s electricity grid. I understand that Ofgem will publish the final proposals of the Fifth Distribution Price Control Review for consultation on 7 December 2009. This will be available on Ofgem’s web pages at:

  http://www.ofgem.gov.uk/CustomPages/Pages/Publications.aspx.

  I encourage the Parliament and its members to respond actively to that consultation.

Energy

John Lamont (Roxburgh and Berwickshire) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to the fifth Distribution Price Control Review, what impact a settlement below that requested by the distribution network operators would have on securing and creating highly skilled jobs.

Jim Mather: Scottish ministers believe it is important the Distributed Price Control Review process allows for effective and efficient investment in Scotland’s electricity transmission and distribution infrastructure.

  This will help to ensure security of Scotlands’ energy supply, deliver our renewable energy potential, sustain and grow energy sector employment and to help deliver our overarching aim of sustainable economic growth.

  As indicated in my answer to question S3W-28931 on 27 November 2009, Ofgem will publish the final proposals of the Fifth Distribution Price Control Review for consultation on 7 December 2009. This will be available on Ofgem’s web pages at:

  http://www.ofgem.gov.uk/CustomPages/Pages/Publications.aspx.

  I encourage the Parliament and its members to respond actively to that consultation.

  We believe that additional renewable energy generation capacity will enhance our energy security. It will promote the creation of new jobs from a skilled workforce, thus contributing to Scotland’s economic growth. Ultimately, this will contribute to us meeting our climate change targets and ambitions to be the renewables capital of Europe.

Energy

John Lamont (Roxburgh and Berwickshire) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to the fifth Distribution Price Control Review, what impact a settlement below that requested by the distribution network operators would have on meeting its objective of sustainable economic growth.

John Lamont (Roxburgh and Berwickshire) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to the fifth Distribution Price Control Review, what impact a settlement below that requested by the distribution network operators would have on connecting new onshore renewables necessary to achieving the targets set out in the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009.

John Lamont (Roxburgh and Berwickshire) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to the fifth Distribution Price Control Review, what impact a settlement below that requested by the distribution network operators would have on (a) maintaining secure energy supplies and (b) improving the standard of service for customers, particularly those living in rural areas.

Jim Mather: I refer the member to the answer to questions S3W-28931 and S3W-28932 on 27 November 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at:

  http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.

Energy

Lewis Macdonald (Aberdeen Central) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how many applications under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 it has received for (a) new and (b) extensions to existing hydro power energy developments since May 2007.

Lewis Macdonald (Aberdeen Central) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how many applications under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 for (a) new and (b) extensions to existing hydro power energy developments it has considered since May 2007.

Jim Mather: Since May 2007, the Scottish Government has received the following applications for new hydro power energy developments:

  

a. Name of Development
a. Date Received
a. Capacity


b. Allt Fionn 
b. 21 July 2009
b. 2.1MW


c. Ben Glas
c. 21 July 2009
c. 1.6MW


d. Cia Aig
d. 4 Sept 2009
d. 3MW


e. Derrydarroch
e. 21 July 2009
e. 2MW


f. Ederline
f. 22 April 2009
f. 1.7MW


g. Maldie Burn
g. 11 June 2009
g. 4.5MW


h. Upper Falloch 
h. 21 July 2009
h. 1MW


i. Rannoch 
i. 31 July 2008
i. 1.5MW


j. Invervar
j. 25 July 2007
j. 1.2MW


k. Loch Eilde Mor
k. 19 Dec 2007
k. 7MW



  Since May 2007, the Scottish Government has also received an application for an extension to the existing hydro power energy development at Loch Sloy (received September 2009).

Energy

Lewis Macdonald (Aberdeen Central) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how many applications under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 for (a) new and (b) extensions to existing hydro power energy developments submitted after May 2007 it has determined.

Jim Mather: Since May 2007, the Scottish Government has determined the following applications for new hydro power developments:

  

Name of Development
Date of Decision
Capacity


Rannoch
18 May 2009
1.5MW


Invervar
12 February 2009
1.2MW



  Since May 2007, the Scottish Government has not determined any extensions to existing hydro power energy developments.

Energy

Lewis Macdonald (Aberdeen Central) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how many applications for (a) new and (b) extensions to existing hydro power energy developments received since May 2007 it has failed to determine in line with its target of a decision within nine months where there is no public inquiry.

Jim Mather: In December 2007, I announced an objective of having applications being determined within nine months where there is no public inquiry.

  Since that date, we have received nine applications for new hydro power energy developments and one application for an extension to a hydro power energy development. Of these, the following have not been able to be determined within our nine month objective.

  Applications for New Hydro Power Energy Developments

  

Name of Development
Date Received
Status


Rannoch
31 July 2008
Consented within 10 months


Loch Eilde Mor
19 December 2007
Application under consideration

Energy Efficiency

Alison McInnes (North East Scotland) (LD): To ask the Scottish Executive when it will publish its plan to promote energy efficiency, as specified in section 60 of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009.

Jim Mather: From 5 January 2010, when the consultation on the government energy efficiency action plan consultation paper Conserve and Save  closes, we will evaluate the responses. We will use them to develop the policies and programmes in our energy efficiency action plan which will be published in spring 2010.

Finance

Ms Wendy Alexander (Paisley North) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what its estimate is of the Scottish small-business banking share of (a) the Royal Bank of Scotland and (b) HBOS in August 2008; (c) the Royal Bank of Scotland and (d) Lloyds Banking Group in August 2009, and (e) the Royal Bank of Scotland and (f) Lloyds Banking Group post disposals required by the European Commissioner for Competition Policy.

John Swinney: The SME Access to Finance survey indicated that the small-business banking shares at the time of the survey undertaken in March-April 2009 were (a) the Royal Bank of Scotland, 40% (b) HBOS, 28% and (c) Lloyds Banking Group, 7.5%.

  Information is not available on small business banking shares post disposals for the Royal Bank of Scotland or Lloyds Banking Group as these disposals have not taken place.

Further Education

Robin Harper (Lothians) (Green): To ask the Scottish Executive what impact it considers that colleges transferring funds from discretionary and childcare funds to bursary funds will have on the poorest students and their parents over the coming year.

Fiona Hyslop: Colleges are best placed to identify the particular needs of their student cohort. Against that background, increased flexibility within further education student support funds (between bursary, childcare and discretionary elements) will enable them to best meet the particular needs of the particular students.

  Colleges must first ensure the childcare needs of their students are being met before seeking Scottish Funding Council approval for flexible use of any funds.

Glasgow Airport Rail Link

Andy Kerr (East Kilbride) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what reports are available to show what work the Scottish Futures Trust has done to identify continued financing for the Glasgow Airport Rail Link.

Stewart Stevenson: Our reluctant decision to cancel the branch line element of the Glasgow Airport Rail Link (GARL) project was taken in the context of our wider consideration of the draft Scottish budget for 2010-11. The background was one of significant reductions imposed by the Treasury on our spending plans for 2010-11 and forecasts of significant constraints in public spending in the medium term.

  Accordingly, the Scottish Futures Trust has not been asked to undertake any work in respect of an alternative funding mechanism for the branch line element of the GARL project.

Housing

Cathy Jamieson (Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-28621 by Alex Neil on 16 November 2009, what discussions it has had with the Council of Mortgage Lenders and other relevant organisations on producing repossession data at a national and local level.

Alex Neil: We have regular dialogue with the Council of Mortgage Lenders on this and other issues. We are also in correspondence with the Financial Services Authority, most recently on 11 November 2009, pressing them to require lenders to provide separate Scottish data on repossessions. In addition, I and the Minister for Community Safety met with lenders’ representatives on 1 September 2009 and 8 October 2009 and discussed the need for Scottish data.

Pensions

John Lamont (Roxburgh and Berwickshire) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is aware of the Government Actuary’s Department report commending the stewardship of electricity sector pension schemes and what its position is regarding the necessity or desirability of Ofgem being given authority to regulate in this area.

Jim Mather: The administration of electricity sector pension schemes is currently a matter for individual electricity companies, in consultation with employees and relevant trade unions. We will explore the implications of the UK Government Actuary Departments report on electricity sector pension schemes with UK ministers and Ofgem.

Racism

Gavin Brown (Lothians) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have been charged with racism in the Lothians region in each of the last three years, broken down by local authority area and manner of disposal.

Fergus Ewing: The Scottish Government Court Proceedings database, which is derived from data held on the criminal history system, does not hold information on the number of people charged.

  The unit of analysis used to derive these data is persons proceeded against. Persons are counted once for each occasion on which they are proceeded against. If more than one proceeding is disposed of on the same day, each occasion will be counted separately.

  Where a person is proceeded against for more than one crime or offence, only the main charge is counted. The main charge is the one receiving the severest penalty if one or more charges are proved. If no charge is proved then the one reaching the furthest stage in proceedings is the main one.

  The available information is given in the following table.

  Persons Proceeded Against1 in the Lothians Region for Racism2, 3, 4, by Approximate Local Authority Area5, 2004-05 to 2006-07

  

Local Authority/Result
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08


East Lothian 
 
 
 


Not Guilty 
1
0
4


Custody 
1
1
2


Community sentence
4
0
2


Monetary 
3
5
6


Other 
1
1
0


Total
10
7
14


Edinburgh, City of 
 
 
 


Not Guilty 
38
55
51


Custody 
26
36
36


Community sentence
26
24
19


Monetary 
80
85
123


Other 
18
25
13


Total
188
225
242


West Lothian 
 
 
 


Not Guilty 
5
13
10


Custody 
4
6
5


Community sentence
7
7
4


Monetary 
11
27
11


Other 
2
1
3


Total
29
54
33


Lothians
 
 
 


Not Guilty 
44
68
65


Custody 
31
43
43


Community sentence
37
31
25


Monetary 
94
117
140


Other 
21
27
16


Total
227
286
289



  Notes:

  1. Data source is the Scottish Government Court Proceedings database.

  2. Includes the offences of racially aggravated harassment, racially aggravated conduct and other offences with a racial aggravator recorded against them.

  3. The recording of aggravator codes has improved over time therefore caution is needed when comparing changes over time. 2005-06 is the first year where it has been considered that the use and recording of racial aggravator codes from the Scottish Government Court Proceedings database has been of sufficient coverage to be used.

  4. The data recording codes for aggravators changed on 10 March 2008. The new codes will be reconciled against the existing codes when the 2008-09 data is available in March 2010.

  5. Incorporates an approximate mapping of sheriff courts into local authority areas. Some sheriff courts will deal with cases from more than one local authority area. Midlothian does not contain a sheriff court.

Road Accidents

Elaine Murray (Dumfries) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what the number of (a) fatal accidents and (b) people killed in accidents on roads in Dumfries and Galloway has been in each month since May 2007, broken down by road.

Stewart Stevenson: The following tables show the number of fatal road accidents and people killed in Dumfries and Galloway each month by road.

  Fatal Accidents on Roads in Dumfries and Galloway, by Month and Road

  

 
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug
Sept
Oct


2007
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Total
 
 
 
 
2
2
-
1
1
2


A713
 
 
 
 
1
-
-
-
-
-


A714
 
 
 
 
-
-
-
-
-
-


A75
 
 
 
 
-
1
-
1
-
-


A76
 
 
 
 
1
-
-
-
-
1


A74(M)
 
 
 
 
-
-
-
-
-
1


B7076
 
 
 
 
-
1
-
-
-
-


B727
 
 
 
 
-
-
-
-
1
-


2008
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Total
1
-
1
1
1
2
1
1
-
1


A711
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


A713
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-


A75
1
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
-
-


B7085
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-


B721
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-


Unclassified
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1



  People Killed in Accidents on Roads in Dumfries and Galloway, by Month and Road

  

 
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug
Sept
Oct


2007
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Total
 
 
 
 
2
2
-
1
1
2


A713
 
 
 
 
1
-
-
-
-
-


A714
 
 
 
 
-
-
-
-
-
-


A75
 
 
 
 
-
1
-
1
-
-


A76
 
 
 
 
1
-
-
-
-
1


A74(M)
 
 
 
 
-
-
-
-
-
1


B7076
 
 
 
 
-
1
-
-
-
-


B727
 
 
 
 
-
-
-
-
1
-


2008
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Total
1
-
1
1
1
2
1
2
-
1


A711
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


A713
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-


A75
1
-
-
-
-
1
1
2
-
-


B7085
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-


B721
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-


Unclassified
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1

Road Accidents

Elaine Murray (Dumfries) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how many fatal and serious accidents on roads in Dumfries and Galloway have been recorded in each month since May 2007, broken down by road.

Stewart Stevenson: The following tables show the number of fatal and serious road accidents in Dumfries and Galloway, by month and road.

  

 
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec


Total
 
 
 
 
15
17
16
12
7
7
8
12


M74
 
 
 
 
-
-
-
2
1
-
-
-


A7
 
 
 
 
-
2
-
-
-
-
-
-


A701
 
 
 
 
-
1
-
-
-
-
1
1


A702
 
 
 
 
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


A708
 
 
 
 
1
-
-
-
1
-
-
-


A709
 
 
 
 
-
-
1
2
-
-
-
2


A710
 
 
 
 
-
1
1
-
-
1
-
-


A711
 
 
 
 
-
1
-
1
-
-
1
-


A712
 
 
 
 
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


A713
 
 
 
 
2
1
-
-
-
-
-
-


A714
 
 
 
 
1
-
-
-
-
1
-
-


A716
 
 
 
 
-
-
-
1
-
-
1
-


A718
 
 
 
 
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-


A745
 
 
 
 
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-


A75
 
 
 
 
1
2
3
4
1
1
1
1


A76
 
 
 
 
3
-
1
-
-
-
-
3


A762
 
 
 
 
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


A77
 
 
 
 
-
-
-
-
1
-
1
1


A781
 
 
 
 
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-


A74(M)
 
 
 
 
1
2
2
1
-
1
-
1


B7020
 
 
 
 
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-


B7027
 
 
 
 
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-


B7076
 
 
 
 
1
1
1
-
-
-
-
-


B721
 
 
 
 
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
1


B722
 
 
 
 
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-


B723
 
 
 
 
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1


B725
 
 
 
 
-
1
-
-
-
1
-
-


B727
 
 
 
 
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-


B733
 
 
 
 
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-


C10
 
 
 
 
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-


C12
 
 
 
 
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-


C14
 
 
 
 
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-


C25
 
 
 
 
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-


C4
 
 
 
 
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


C44
 
 
 
 
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-


C56
 
 
 
 
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


C7
 
 
 
 
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-


C79
 
 
 
 
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


C80
 
 
 
 
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


Unclassified
 
 
 
 
3
2
1
-
1
-
2
1


2008
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Total
8
7
11
6
12
5
9
9
10
7
3
7


M74
1
1
2
2
-
-
1
1
1
-
-
-


A7
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


A701
-
1
1
-
-
-
2
1
-
1
1
-


A702
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


A708
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
1
-
-


A709
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-


A710
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


A711
-
-
2
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
1
1


A712
-
-
-
-
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-


A713
-
-
-
2
1
1
-
-
-
1
-
-


A717
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-


A718
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1


A745
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


A746
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
1
-


A75
2
-
1
-
2
-
2
2
1
1
-
1


A76
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
2
-
-
-
-


A77
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-


A780
-
-
-
-
-
2
-
-
-
-
-
-


A781
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


B6357
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


B7004
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-


B7020
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-


B7076
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


B7084
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-


B7085
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


B709
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-


B721
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
1
-
-
-


B723
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-


B724
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-


B725
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-


B727
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-


B729
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


B737
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


B797
-
1
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
1
-
-


C10
-
1
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


C2
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


C63
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


C7
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


C8
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1


C83
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


C91
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-


Unclassified
-
1
3
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
3

Road Accidents

Elaine Murray (Dumfries) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how many accidents of all severities have been recorded on roads in Dumfries and Galloway in each month since May 2007, broken down by road.

Stewart Stevenson: The following tables show the total number of injury road accidents in Dumfries and Galloway, by month and road.

  

 
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec


2007
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Total
 
 
 
 
54
46
41
36
35
29
39
46


M74
 
 
 
 
-
-
-
2
2
-
-
-


A7
 
 
 
 
-
3
-
-
-
-
-
1


A701
 
 
 
 
2
1
1
-
1
-
3
1


A702
 
 
 
 
1
-
-
1
-
-
-
-


A708
 
 
 
 
1
1
1
-
1
-
-
-


A709
 
 
 
 
2
2
1
2
2
-
1
3


A710
 
 
 
 
2
1
1
-
-
1
2
-


A711
 
 
 
 
1
2
-
1
2
2
2
1


A712
 
 
 
 
1
-
1
-
-
-
-
-


A713
 
 
 
 
2
3
-
-
2
1
2
2


A714
 
 
 
 
1
1
-
1
1
2
-
1


A716
 
 
 
 
-
-
1
1
-
-
1
1


A718
 
 
 
 
-
1
1
-
-
-
1
-


A745
 
 
 
 
-
-
1
-
-
-
1
-


A746
 
 
 
 
1
1
-
1
1
-
-
-


A747
 
 
 
 
-
-
-
-
-
2
-
-


A75
 
 
 
 
6
7
7
11
7
7
5
8


A755
 
 
 
 
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


A756
 
 
 
 
-
-
-
2
1
-
-
-


A76
 
 
 
 
4
2
3
1
-
2
1
5


A762
 
 
 
 
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


A77
 
 
 
 
-
1
-
-
2
-
1
1


A780
 
 
 
 
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


A781
 
 
 
 
2
1
1
-
-
-
-
1


A74(M)
 
 
 
 
6
5
5
2
-
1
2
3


B6357
 
 
 
 
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
-


B7020
 
 
 
 
-
1
1
-
-
-
2
1


B7027
 
 
 
 
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-


B7041
 
 
 
 
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


B7068
 
 
 
 
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
-


B7076
 
 
 
 
5
1
1
1
-
-
-
-


B7084
 
 
 
 
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-


B709
 
 
 
 
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-


B721
 
 
 
 
-
-
-
-
3
2
-
3


B722
 
 
 
 
1
-
2
-
-
1
-
-


B723
 
 
 
 
-
1
-
-
1
-
1
1


B724
 
 
 
 
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
1


B725
 
 
 
 
-
2
-
-
-
1
1
-


B727
 
 
 
 
-
-
1
-
-
1
-
1


B729
 
 
 
 
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-


B732
 
 
 
 
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-


B733
 
 
 
 
1
-
-
-
1
-
-
-


B736
 
 
 
 
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1


B737
 
 
 
 
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1


B740
 
 
 
 
-
-
-
-
2
-
-
-


B798
 
 
 
 
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


C1
 
 
 
 
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1


C10
 
 
 
 
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-


C105
 
 
 
 
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-


C11
 
 
 
 
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-


C117
 
 
 
 
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-


C12
 
 
 
 
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-


C125
 
 
 
 
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


C14
 
 
 
 
-
-
1
1
-
-
1
-


C2
 
 
 
 
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


C208
 
 
 
 
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


C22
 
 
 
 
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


C25
 
 
 
 
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-


C27
 
 
 
 
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
1


C28
 
 
 
 
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1


C3
 
 
 
 
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


C36
 
 
 
 
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


C38
 
 
 
 
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-


C4
 
 
 
 
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-


C44
 
 
 
 
-
1
-
-
1
-
1
-


C49
 
 
 
 
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


C50
 
 
 
 
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-


C51
 
 
 
 
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-


C52
 
 
 
 
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1


C56
 
 
 
 
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


C6
 
 
 
 
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-


C60
 
 
 
 
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


C62
 
 
 
 
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


C66
 
 
 
 
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


C69
 
 
 
 
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


C7
 
 
 
 
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-


C79
 
 
 
 
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


C8
 
 
 
 
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-


C80
 
 
 
 
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


C86
 
 
 
 
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-


Unclassified
 
 
 
 
9
5
5
4
5
3
4
5


2008
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Total
42
30
39
26
38
39
27
38
37
39
32
32


M74
7
2
4
3
2
3
2
7
3
1
-
-


A7
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
1
-


A701
2
2
4
1
-
2
3
2
-
5
2
1


A702
1
-
1
-
1
1
-
-
-
1
-
-


A708
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
1
1
-
-


A709
2
-
1
-
1
-
-
1
-
2
2
-


A710
2
2
2
-
1
1
-
-
-
1
-
-


A711
1
1
2
3
-
-
1
-
1
1
2
1


A712
1
-
1
-
1
1
-
1
-
-
-
-


A713
-
-
1
2
2
3
-
2
-
2
1
1


A714
1
1
3
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
-
-


A716
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
1
2


A717
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-


A718
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2


A745
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
1


A746
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
-
2
1


A747
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-


A75
4
1
5
7
4
5
4
6
7
8
4
3


A755
-
1
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


A756
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-


A76
3
1
1
1
2
3
1
4
2
1
2
2


A77
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
2
2
1
1
-


A780
1
-
1
-
-
3
-
-
-
1
1
1


A781
1
1
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


B6357
1
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-


B7004
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
1


B7020
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
1
1


B7021
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


B7043
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


B7068
-
-
-
-
1
2
-
-
-
1
-
-


B7076
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


B7077
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-


B7084
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-


B7085
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
1


B709
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-


B7201
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-


B721
-
1
-
-
-
-
1
1
2
2
-
2


B722
1
1
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-


B723
-
1
-
-
1
2
1
2
-
2
-
-


B724
-
1
-
-
1
-
-
1
-
1
2
-


B725
-
-
-
1
2
-
1
1
1
-
-
-


B727
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
1
1
-
-


B729
1
-
-
-
1
3
-
1
1
1
1
-


B733
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-


B736
3
1
-
-
1
-
1
-
-
-
1
-


B737
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


B738
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


B740
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-


B795
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-


B797
-
1
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
2
-
-


C1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1


C10
-
1
-
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


C11
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


C111
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


C114
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


C117
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1


C12
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-


C128
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


C13
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


C130
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-


C14
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1


C15
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


C19
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


C2
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
1


C23
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


C40
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


C41
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-


C43
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-


C46
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-


C5
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1


C51
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


C56
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


C6
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


C60
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
1
-


C61
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-


C63
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


C69
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-


C7
-
1
-
-
1
2
-
-
-
-
-
-


C8
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
1


C83
-
-
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-


C91
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-


C99
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-


Unclassified
2
3
7
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
6

Road Accidents

Jackie Baillie (Dumbarton) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) fatal accidents, (b) fatal and serious accidents and (c) accidents of all severities have been recorded on roads across Scotland in each month since May 2007, broken down by local authority area.

Stewart Stevenson: The following table shows the number of injury road accidents by severity in each Scottish local authority, by month.

  Fatal

  

Local Authority
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec


2007
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Total
 
 
 
 
26
20
25
29
16
27
21
19


Aberdeen City
 
 
 
 
1
-
-
1
-
1
1
-


Aberdeenshire
 
 
 
 
3
-
3
4
1
3
3
2


Angus
 
 
 
 
1
2
-
1
2
-
1
1


Argyll and Bute
 
 
 
 
1
-
2
2
2
1
-
1


Clackmannanshire
 
 
 
 
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-


Dumfries and Galloway
 
 
 
 
2
-
2
-
1
1
-
2


Dundee City
 
 
 
 
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-


East Ayrshire
 
 
 
 
-
1
1
3
-
-
-
-


East Dunbartonshire
 
 
 
 
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-


East Lothian
 
 
 
 
-
1
-
1
-
-
1
1


East Renfrewshire
 
 
 
 
-
-
-
1
-
-
1
1


Edinburgh, City of
 
 
 
 
2
1
1
-
-
-
-
-


Falkirk
 
 
 
 
1
-
1
-
-
-
-
-


Fife
 
 
 
 
2
-
1
1
-
1
1
-


Glasgow City
 
 
 
 
1
1
-
1
-
2
3
2


Highland
 
 
 
 
3
4
1
3
1
6
1
3


Inverclyde
 
 
 
 
-
-
-
-
1
1
-
-


Midlothian
 
 
 
 
1
2
-
-
-
-
1
-


Moray
 
 
 
 
1
-
1
1
-
-
-
-


North Ayrshire
 
 
 
 
-
-
1
-
-
-
1
1


North Lanarkshire
 
 
 
 
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1


Perth and Kinross
 
 
 
 
2
1
1
3
-
1
-
1


Renfrewshire
 
 
 
 
-
-
1
-
-
1
1
1


Scottish Borders
 
 
 
 
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1


Shetland Islands
 
 
 
 
-
1
1
-
-
-
2
-


South Ayrshire
 
 
 
 
-
-
1
1
1
-
1
1


South Lanarkshire
 
 
 
 
-
2
1
-
2
3
-
-


Stirling
 
 
 
 
-
-
-
2
1
1
-
-


West Dunbartonshire
 
 
 
 
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-


West Lothian
 
 
 
 
1
-
2
2
2
2
-
-


2008
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Total
20
16
18
14
25
14
32
14
20
26
27
19


Aberdeen City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
1


Aberdeenshire
1
1
1
1
4
1
3
-
5
1
1
2


Angus
2
1
1
-
2
1
2
-
1
-
1
1


Argyll and Bute
1
1
-
1
1
-
2
-
1
1
1
1


Clackmannanshire
1
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-


Dumfries and Galloway
1
-
1
1
1
-
2
1
1
-
-
1


Dundee City
-
-
1
-
-
1
-
-
1
1
-
-


East Ayrshire
1
1
1
-
-
-
3
-
-
-
-
1


East Dunbartonshire
-
-
-
-
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-


East Lothian
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1


East Renfrewshire
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1


Edinburgh, City of
-
1
1
2
1
1
-
-
2
4
1
-


Eilean Siar
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-


Falkirk
-
-
-
1
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
2


Fife
2
1
1
1
-
-
-
1
1
1
5
-


Glasgow City
1
1
2
2
1
1
3
-
1
1
2
-


Highland
1
1
1
1
1
4
5
3
2
5
3
3


Inverclyde
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
1
-
-


Midlothian
1
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-


Moray
-
-
1
-
-
-
1
-
-
2
-
-


North Ayrshire
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
1
-
1
1


North Lanarkshire
-
1
-
-
6
1
-
1
-
1
-
1


Orkney Islands
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
1
-
-


Perth and Kinross
1
1
2
-
3
2
-
1
-
1
2
-


Renfrewshire
2
-
-
-
-
-
2
1
1
2
-
1


Scottish Borders
1
-
1
1
1
-
1
-
1
-
3
-


South Ayrshire
-
1
-
-
1
-
1
-
-
1
1
1


South Lanarkshire
3
1
2
-
-
-
5
1
2
-
-
1


Stirling
-
1
-
1
-
-
1
1
-
1
-
-


West Dunbartonshire
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-


West Lothian
-
2
1
1
1
-
-
1
-
1
2
-



  Fatal and serious

  

Local Authority
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec


2007
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Total
 
 
 
 
207
200
195
208
184
207
205
174


Aberdeen City
 
 
 
 
7
6
6
7
6
5
11
5


Aberdeenshire
 
 
 
 
14
15
14
16
8
16
24
12


Angus
 
 
 
 
7
11
3
5
7
2
8
11


Argyll and Bute
 
 
 
 
6
2
7
5
6
2
4
6


Clackmannanshire
 
 
 
 
1
-
-
1
-
4
3
-


Dumfries and Galloway
 
 
 
 
15
17
16
12
7
7
8
12


Dundee City
 
 
 
 
4
2
3
5
6
6
8
2


East Ayrshire
 
 
 
 
2
6
1
4
2
5
1
1


East Dunbartonshire
 
 
 
 
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2


East Lothian
 
 
 
 
4
4
3
5
3
2
4
2


East Renfrewshire
 
 
 
 
-
-
-
4
1
-
2
2


Edinburgh, City of
 
 
 
 
13
16
16
16
21
14
15
18


Eilean Siar
 
 
 
 
-
1
-
1
-
1
3
1


Falkirk
 
 
 
 
6
6
5
4
7
4
-
3


Fife
 
 
 
 
14
10
13
12
9
13
10
5


Glasgow City
 
 
 
 
13
20
12
12
23
37
25
17


Highland
 
 
 
 
15
12
17
21
11
11
8
12


Inverclyde
 
 
 
 
2
3
1
1
2
5
3
3


Midlothian
 
 
 
 
7
5
2
3
5
1
10
5


Moray
 
 
 
 
7
3
5
5
4
2
2
3


North Ayrshire
 
 
 
 
1
1
5
1
2
5
6
1


North Lanarkshire
 
 
 
 
10
8
5
9
8
9
9
11


Orkney Islands
 
 
 
 
-
-
-
-
1
1
-
-


Perth and Kinross
 
 
 
 
14
9
13
10
10
9
3
9


Renfrewshire
 
 
 
 
6
3
3
3
1
4
6
7


Scottish Borders
 
 
 
 
10
9
15
8
6
5
8
3


Shetland Islands
 
 
 
 
-
1
2
1
-
-
2
1


South Ayrshire
 
 
 
 
10
3
3
5
2
2
5
4


South Lanarkshire
 
 
 
 
7
13
8
10
9
17
7
6


Stirling
 
 
 
 
4
5
7
7
6
6
5
1


West Dunbartonshire
 
 
 
 
3
2
1
1
3
1
1
2


West Lothian
 
 
 
 
3
5
6
12
6
9
2
7


2008
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Total
158
192
208
196
237
210
214
218
190
249
231
178


Aberdeen City
7
9
8
11
12
9
11
16
8
13
6
6


Aberdeenshire
12
15
21
18
20
21
17
19
25
13
14
11


Angus
8
8
5
1
6
6
6
4
3
5
9
9


Argyll and Bute
6
1
8
7
8
6
9
11
8
10
7
8


Clackmannanshire
2
1
1
3
2
1
2
4
1
2
3
-


Dumfries and Galloway
8
7
11
6
12
5
9
9
10
7
3
7


Dundee City
3
4
6
4
6
7
6
7
4
4
9
2


East Ayrshire
1
5
9
4
5
7
9
2
5
5
2
5


East Dunbartonshire
-
2
1
-
2
4
4
-
3
1
5
2


East Lothian
2
2
1
3
2
-
3
-
1
4
1
1


East Renfrewshire
-
2
3
-
4
1
1
3
2
5
1
3


Edinburgh, City of
12
11
13
17
18
12
15
15
14
22
23
13


Eilean Siar
3
1
-
-
2
1
1
-
1
3
2
-


Falkirk
8
10
5
9
4
9
4
1
5
4
3
8


Fife
5
13
10
9
8
8
6
5
13
10
15
6


Glasgow City
12
26
29
35
28
14
23
20
23
36
32
33


Highland
7
9
7
4
8
14
17
13
8
14
12
9


Inverclyde
1
2
3
3
6
3
1
3
5
6
2
1


Midlothian
1
3
5
2
6
2
4
2
-
-
4
3


Moray
2
3
7
5
5
5
3
2
4
5
2
1


North Ayrshire
5
5
3
1
3
6
5
8
5
3
5
5


North Lanarkshire
10
9
9
11
15
7
4
10
3
6
10
5


Orkney Islands
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
1
1
4
2
-


Perth and Kinross
10
8
5
5
10
11
14
13
7
11
8
6


Renfrewshire
5
4
9
4
4
7
4
9
4
9
6
5


Scottish Borders
5
5
8
10
6
7
8
9
8
4
10
6


Shetland Islands
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
1
2
-
-


South Ayrshire
2
5
3
1
6
3
6
5
5
10
4
3


South Lanarkshire
10
9
8
10
12
8
11
13
8
15
13
11


Stirling
5
3
3
5
5
16
5
4
3
7
6
5


West Dunbartonshire
1
4
2
3
1
2
2
3
1
4
2
-


West Lothian
5
6
5
5
9
8
4
7
1
5
10
4



  All Severities

  

Local Authority
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec


2007
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Total
 
 
 
 
1,100
1,056
1,022
1,108
1,022
1,024
1,078
1,085


Aberdeen City
 
 
 
 
36
38
31
25
38
31
39
43


Aberdeenshire
 
 
 
 
56
60
49
56
50
53
61
61


Angus
 
 
 
 
28
29
22
22
24
20
31
23


Argyll and Bute
 
 
 
 
26
18
21
24
35
27
20
24


Clackmannanshire
 
 
 
 
6
4
5
6
5
8
13
3


Dumfries and Galloway
 
 
 
 
54
46
41
36
35
29
39
46


Dundee City
 
 
 
 
21
20
18
22
26
28
21
20


East Ayrshire
 
 
 
 
13
34
21
17
19
20
11
15


East Dunbartonshire
 
 
 
 
14
11
11
15
12
8
15
18


East Lothian
 
 
 
 
19
18
16
23
18
18
19
14


East Renfrewshire
 
 
 
 
12
6
7
13
11
7
10
8


Edinburgh, City of
 
 
 
 
113
106
111
127
107
101
114
113


Eilean Siar
 
 
 
 
4
4
4
7
2
2
5
3


Falkirk
 
 
 
 
24
22
24
30
23
23
30
26


Fife
 
 
 
 
51
48
47
53
45
45
54
56


Glasgow City
 
 
 
 
144
140
136
146
142
169
176
158


Highland
 
 
 
 
55
49
66
65
56
39
37
57


Inverclyde
 
 
 
 
16
17
16
17
10
19
20
21


Midlothian
 
 
 
 
18
19
17
19
19
13
21
23


Moray
 
 
 
 
19
14
23
14
17
11
13
17


North Ayrshire
 
 
 
 
13
23
23
28
21
20
23
22


North Lanarkshire
 
 
 
 
76
58
51
62
62
68
62
63


Orkney Islands
 
 
 
 
2
2
4
1
3
2
2
1


Perth and Kinross
 
 
 
 
42
35
41
42
31
38
18
26


Renfrewshire
 
 
 
 
39
34
29
43
29
36
35
40


Scottish Borders
 
 
 
 
32
26
41
21
26
21
36
27


Shetland Islands
 
 
 
 
4
3
3
5
2
1
6
10


South Ayrshire
 
 
 
 
38
26
20
24
16
24
21
15


South Lanarkshire
 
 
 
 
55
64
46
61
52
63
61
62


Stirling
 
 
 
 
24
28
27
29
21
25
12
19


West Dunbartonshire
 
 
 
 
16
21
15
18
24
15
15
16


West Lothian
 
 
 
 
30
33
36
37
41
40
38
35


2008
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Total
1,064
1,031
1,068
855
987
981
942
1,115
975
1,148
1,028
955


Aberdeen City
28
47
35
43
47
44
49
60
39
53
32
35


Aberdeenshire
45
52
76
45
56
63
64
58
60
61
60
52


Angus
28
26
26
13
25
20
19
18
29
24
35
23


Argyll and Bute
19
24
18
19
27
29
29
30
22
31
16
24


Clackmannanshire
10
3
7
8
5
3
8
14
5
11
7
4


Dumfries and Galloway
42
30
39
26
38
39
27
38
37
39
32
32


Dundee City
29
20
23
20
22
23
23
29
17
17
27
20


East Ayrshire
23
16
29
12
16
17
27
20
16
19
23
11


East Dunbartonshire
9
13
10
9
12
12
12
8
15
18
15
7


East Lothian
18
16
13
23
11
15
24
19
17
17
8
12


East Renfrewshire
5
11
14
9
11
6
7
7
9
13
9
8


Edinburgh, City of
101
107
110
96
91
109
92
131
119
124
106
98


Eilean Siar
6
7
5
2
10
4
3
3
5
6
5
4


Falkirk
26
31
35
25
19
26
20
32
23
21
19
33


Fife
41
54
54
36
52
43
39
48
62
49
57
40


Glasgow City
141
150
164
118
125
99
114
134
131
156
154
162


Highland
50
39
41
35
53
63
58
77
53
43
38
36


Inverclyde
22
15
16
20
23
10
8
9
17
18
19
17


Midlothian
17
29
26
17
20
13
19
13
16
15
17
18


Moray
13
19
22
14
16
14
15
16
23
17
11
14


North Ayrshire
31
27
15
17
16
21
16
21
23
20
28
13


North Lanarkshire
75
47
66
53
57
48
45
49
37
64
53
48


Orkney Islands
3
3
5
-
2
3
-
2
3
7
3
5


Perth and Kinross
36
31
25
22
26
35
31
38
35
43
21
32


Renfrewshire
39
26
34
25
29
27
27
36
21
45
36
27


Scottish Borders
41
24
26
28
34
38
34
36
26
41
33
22


Shetland Islands
-
3
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
3
1
3


South Ayrshire
21
22
7
14
17
22
17
26
16
18
21
19


South Lanarkshire
75
54
54
46
55
53
44
58
42
67
61
58


Stirling
26
16
23
22
25
34
25
26
12
29
24
23


West Dunbartonshire
12
14
13
9
11
10
13
11
10
20
13
12


West Lothian
32
55
36
28
34
37
31
47
33
39
44
43

Road Accidents

Jackie Baillie (Dumbarton) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) fatal accidents, (b) fatal and serious accidents and (c) accidents of all severities have been recorded on roads across Scotland in each month since May 2007, broken down by road type.

Stewart Stevenson: The following tables show the number of injury road accidents on Scottish roads by road type, month and severity.

  Fatal accidents in Scotland

  

 
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec


Roundabout
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


2007
 
 
 
 
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-


2008
1
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


One Way Street
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


2007
 
 
 
 
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-


2008
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


Dual Carriageway
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


2007
 
 
 
 
5
2
3
4
2
5
6
4


2008
3
4
4
3
6
3
3
1
1
4
7
4


Single Carriageway
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


2007
 
 
 
 
21
17
21
25
13
22
15
15


2008
15
12
14
10
18
11
29
13
19
21
19
15


Slip Road
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


2007
 
 
 
 
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


Unknown
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


2007
 
 
 
 
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-


2008
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
-



  Fatal and Serious Accidents in Scotland

  

 
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec


Roundabout
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


2007
 
 
 
 
10
3
7
7
2
8
-
6


2008
5
5
4
5
8
5
3
5
7
4
7
3


One Way Street
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


2007
 
 
 
 
1
7
3
4
5
2
2
3


2008
3
5
5
3
4
3
2
6
3
8
-
7


Dual Carriageway
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


2007
 
 
 
 
29
20
26
30
30
31
36
18


2008
27
29
32
33
32
26
26
24
17
36
41
32


Single Carriageway
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


2007
 
 
 
 
162
166
153
164
140
160
165
147


2008
118
151
167
153
189
170
180
181
158
194
181
133


Slip Road
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


2007
 
 
 
 
2
-
3
1
2
4
1
-


2008
3
-
-
-
1
3
1
2
2
1
-
-


Unknown
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


2007
 
 
 
 
3
4
3
2
5
2
1
-


2008
2
2
-
2
3
3
2
-
3
6
2
3



  Total Accidents in Scotland

  

 
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec


Roundabout
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


2007
 
 
 
 
53
43
56
45
41
49
49
43


2008
44
49
48
38
61
40
42
45
43
40
68
50


One Way Street
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


2007
 
 
 
 
14
25
20
23
23
26
23
26


2008
28
30
24
18
23
17
19
23
27
32
25
23


Dual Carriageway
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


2007
 
 
 
 
170
141
162
182
169
197
175
196


2008
208
165
175
158
143
147
142
167
124
191
170
171


Single Carriageway
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


2007
 
 
 
 
842
831
759
834
761
731
809
800


2008
762
769
796
625
726
746
709
852
742
852
750
672


Slip Road
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


2007
 
 
 
 
11
9
12
9
10
10
7
9


2008
12
7
14
5
13
12
8
15
11
11
5
15


Unknown
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


2007
 
 
 
 
10
7
13
15
18
11
15
11


2008
10
11
11
11
21
19
22
13
28
22
10
24

Schools

Ross Finnie (West of Scotland) (LD): To ask the Scottish Executive what consideration it has given to the potential link between the school building programme and the development of community sports hubs as part of the 2014 Commonwealth Games legacy.

Fiona Hyslop: The link is explicitly highlighted in the new Scottish Government-COSLA school estate strategy, Building Better Schools: Investing in Scotland’s Future, which was published alongside the announcement of the first schools to benefit from the new school building programme.

Schools

Ross Finnie (West of Scotland) (LD): To ask the Scottish Executive whether the physical layout of schools included in the school building programme will facilitate delivery of the target of two hours of physical education per week for each pupil, as outlined in the Curriculum for Excellence.

Fiona Hyslop: The new Scottish Government-COSLA school estate strategy, Building Better Schools: Investing in Scotland’s Future, was published alongside the announcement of the first schools to benefit from the new school building programme. It sets out an agreed objective of ensuring that the design of schools does facilitate and support all aspects of Curriculum for Excellence Experiences and Outcomes,  published in April 2009, including physical education.

Schools

Ross Finnie (West of Scotland) (LD): To ask the Scottish Executive whether schools included in the school building programme will facilitate out-of-hours community use of sports facilities.

Fiona Hyslop: The new Scottish Government-COSLA school estate strategy, Building Better Schools: Investing in Scotland’s Future, was published alongside the announcement of the first schools to benefit from the new school building programme. It sets out an agreed objective developing schools whose sport and recreation facilities are more accessible to community users.

Student Finance

Robin Harper (Lothians) (Green): To ask the Scottish Executive when it last met representatives of colleges and student groups to discuss problems with student support funding.

Fiona Hyslop: The Scottish Government meets regularly with representatives of colleges and student groups including NUS, Scotland’s Colleges, further education bursary officers and the Scottish Funding Council to discuss a wide range of issues including student support funding.

Voluntary Sector

Johann Lamont (Glasgow Pollok) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what organisations have applied for funding from the Third Sector Resilience Fund and how much has been sought in each case.

Jim Mather: As of 25 November 2009, five applications have been received for the Third Sector Resilience Fund, for a total of £196,463. It would not be normal to disclose the names of applicants to a fund.

  This level of applications is what we would have anticipated at this point in time. The fund has only been open for just over three weeks and a considerable amount of supporting material is required for an application. We anticipate that there will be a sharp increase in applications from now on until the closing date of 4 December 2009.

Young People

Rhona Brankin (Midlothian) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how it intends to support young people in Midlothian who are leaving school without going on to employment, education or training.

Fiona Hyslop: The Scottish Government is committed to improving young people’s long-term employability. Young people in Midlothian will benefit from ScotAction through our recently announced Targeted Pathways to Apprenticeships programme, which will provide £2 million to enable 420 young people across Scotland to secure sustainable employment in the future.

  We have also invested an extra £74,703 in Jewel and Esk College to increase provision for young people and have provided Midlothian Council with £100,000 for capacity building to support the delivery of 16+ Learning Choices.